800 Quid

Great to see case. What a bargain buy.

....  I think Santa Claus cost 100 back in the day.

Santa Claus was first sent to the sales as a weanling in December 1961 at Newmarket, where he was sold for 800 guineas. A year later he was returned to the sales and was bought for 1,200 guineas by the Irish division of the British Bloodstock Agency acting on behalf of John Ismay and Mrs Darby Rogers. The colt was sent into training with Mrs Rogers' son, Mick Rogers, at the Curragh.....From wikipedia.


Not bad for a winner of the 2000 guineas, Derby and Irish Derby.

You could buy a House for that Back then

What was the average price of a house in the UK in 1963?
At the start of 1963, the average house price was just £2,748. According to one source, buying a house today will set you back £261,995 – with another saying it will cost you a whopping £286,000.

https://www.sunlife.co.uk/articles-guides/your-money/the-price-of-a-home-in-...

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PRICE THEN, PRICE NOW
Amount:
(price then)
£
800
s
d
Year

1963
Result
£ 20,334.29
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